WEBVTT - Coordinators: Ravens Practice 10/26 Press Conferences 0:00:02.880 --> 0:00:05.200 It's Thursday, October twenty sixth and you were listening to 0:00:05.280 --> 0:00:08.480 the Ravens Press Pass podcast. The Ravens are gearing up 0:00:08.480 --> 0:00:11.920 for a matchup coming up against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, 0:00:11.920 --> 0:00:13.840 and today we had a chance to hear from the coordinators. 0:00:13.920 --> 0:00:19.120 Let's kick things off with special teams coordinator Chris Horton's. 0:00:18.040 --> 0:00:20.600 Got some skykicks over there was what. 0:00:20.680 --> 0:00:23.560 Was kind of the possi you know, I think the 0:00:24.200 --> 0:00:26.319 first one, you know, we just felt like, you know, 0:00:26.320 --> 0:00:29.000 as an opportunity, we had that wind blown in our face. 0:00:29.040 --> 0:00:30.960 We just felt like, hey, if if we couldn't get 0:00:30.960 --> 0:00:33.720 the ball in the end zone, just just not knowing 0:00:33.760 --> 0:00:36.200 early on, give us an opportunity put a ball in play. 0:00:36.200 --> 0:00:38.760 It's had something we haven't done in a while. So 0:00:38.840 --> 0:00:40.600 just give us an opportunity to let our guys cover 0:00:40.720 --> 0:00:44.400 down there, just try to make a play. 0:00:45.760 --> 0:00:52.320 Get Tyler Wallace died, See what's his importance? 0:00:54.360 --> 0:00:56.880 You know, Tiland has done a very good job for us, 0:00:56.920 --> 0:00:58.920 you know, and you know, like I said before, you know, 0:00:59.000 --> 0:01:02.000 any guy that's that that's at our disposal, we're gonna 0:01:02.040 --> 0:01:04.920 use him. So it's good to see him back out here. Practice, 0:01:05.240 --> 0:01:09.640 running around, uh, getting himself called back up. But you know, obviously, uh, 0:01:10.120 --> 0:01:11.840 you know what he brings to the table is uh, 0:01:12.120 --> 0:01:13.760 it's been it's been really good for us, you know. 0:01:13.920 --> 0:01:15.399 Uh, we miss having him out there. 0:01:15.920 --> 0:01:17.440 He's a good he's a good football player, is a 0:01:17.480 --> 0:01:19.399 good gunner, he's a physical player. You know, all those 0:01:19.440 --> 0:01:21.640 things that we talk about and we preach from our 0:01:21.720 --> 0:01:23.520 from our special teams and what we look for. 0:01:25.200 --> 0:01:28.560 What's the difference for still on a game like Sundays 0:01:28.560 --> 0:01:31.360 where your only punting twice, adre to game. 0:01:31.319 --> 0:01:32.240 For your punt anymore. 0:01:33.000 --> 0:01:36.320 Uh, you know those That's happened to Sam a couple 0:01:36.360 --> 0:01:38.320 of times throughout his career, and so for it to 0:01:38.400 --> 0:01:40.680 happen to Jordan's on Sunday, you know, I think that 0:01:40.800 --> 0:01:43.360 first punt came two minutes left in the third quarter, 0:01:43.520 --> 0:01:45.640 you know, and and and for him, it's just a 0:01:45.760 --> 0:01:47.640 it's just a mindset thing, right. He has that net 0:01:47.680 --> 0:01:49.840 over there. He's got to keep himself locked in, uh, 0:01:49.920 --> 0:01:51.600 in tune to the game. And so when he goes 0:01:51.640 --> 0:01:53.760 out there, you know, it could only be one punt, 0:01:53.920 --> 0:01:56.480 and we expect that punt to be you know, high level, 0:01:56.600 --> 0:01:57.840 and uh, that first punt man, it was. 0:01:58.000 --> 0:01:59.520 It was outstanding. Guys covered well. 0:02:02.440 --> 0:02:05.320 We also talk with defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. 0:02:06.080 --> 0:02:09.000 After having a game like that, especially defensively, having so 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:12.519 many positive things, as a coach, do you try to 0:02:12.600 --> 0:02:15.520 do some things to make sure that's you know, because 0:02:15.800 --> 0:02:17.480 all week they're going to get their pats on the back, 0:02:17.960 --> 0:02:19.840 you're all how good they are and things like that. 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:21.800 As a coach, do you try to do some things 0:02:21.880 --> 0:02:22.839 to keep things in check. 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:28.919 I don't think you're not making the decisions based off 0:02:29.000 --> 0:02:31.440 of kind of the weather and and the way the 0:02:31.520 --> 0:02:33.919 winds blowing. I think you're just going off of what 0:02:34.080 --> 0:02:36.639 the tape told you. And the tape told us that 0:02:36.760 --> 0:02:38.040 we did the things that we needed to do to 0:02:38.080 --> 0:02:40.320 win the game. So that was that was really good, 0:02:41.040 --> 0:02:44.240 you know, starting fast things like that. But tape all 0:02:44.240 --> 0:02:46.400 also told us that there were some things that, you know, 0:02:46.440 --> 0:02:48.200 we definitely have to make sure we get cleaned up 0:02:48.280 --> 0:02:51.120 moving forward. So that's the message, and it just depends 0:02:51.160 --> 0:02:53.200 on on a week to week basis, and this this 0:02:53.280 --> 0:02:55.079 week was really honest, it's just no different than any 0:02:55.120 --> 0:02:57.560 other weeks. 0:02:57.639 --> 0:02:59.400 Click for Justin Manibikka. 0:03:00.320 --> 0:03:02.040 We've seen flashes ever since he was drafted, but to 0:03:02.120 --> 0:03:04.120 consistently put it together week after week. What do you 0:03:04.560 --> 0:03:06.799 what has happened for that to turn over. 0:03:09.000 --> 0:03:12.079 I don't see an impetus, you know, per se of 0:03:12.560 --> 0:03:15.960 something clicking. I just I think you've seen his work 0:03:16.040 --> 0:03:17.880 ethic over the course of the off season. Just let's 0:03:17.880 --> 0:03:22.120 take this this whole calendar year for example, just had 0:03:22.120 --> 0:03:26.200 a great off season here, all the time, put in 0:03:26.280 --> 0:03:29.880 all the work, always a great attitude, and then anytime 0:03:29.919 --> 0:03:32.080 you're watching one on ones and the things that we're stressing, 0:03:32.560 --> 0:03:34.240 you know up front in terms of the pass rush 0:03:34.639 --> 0:03:37.320 was executing at a high level. So I just I 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:38.880 think you know, the whole year, and then go back 0:03:38.880 --> 0:03:40.640 to last year. Just like I said, I mean, just 0:03:40.760 --> 0:03:44.120 that that effort, energy, focus that's always been there with 0:03:44.360 --> 0:03:47.360 Justin and you know, the the maybe the results hadn't 0:03:47.400 --> 0:03:50.160 been there as much for whatever reasons, whether. 0:03:49.960 --> 0:03:52.320 It's opportunity or not. But I think you're obviously seeing 0:03:52.320 --> 0:03:53.000 it come together now. 0:03:53.040 --> 0:03:54.840 It's kind of like when someone says you're an overnight success, 0:03:55.320 --> 0:03:56.880 but it's really like ten years of hard work. 0:03:56.960 --> 0:03:59.400 I think I think that's a good example of Justin. 0:03:59.800 --> 0:04:04.000 You're getting that consistent pass rush production from an interior 0:04:04.120 --> 0:04:04.560 guy like that. 0:04:05.160 --> 0:04:07.600 How important is that in terms of the overall plan 0:04:07.760 --> 0:04:09.520 to kind of keep the quarterback off balanced. 0:04:10.440 --> 0:04:12.720 Yeah, it's a great question. I mean it's huge. 0:04:13.720 --> 0:04:15.760 You know, people think of pass rushers as guys just 0:04:15.880 --> 0:04:17.599 on the edge, but obviously there's some great ones throughout 0:04:17.640 --> 0:04:21.880 the league. You know, there's there's more gaps than there 0:04:21.920 --> 0:04:25.160 are rushers the majority of the time. So interior rush 0:04:25.279 --> 0:04:27.680 is gonna be very important, you know, to push the 0:04:27.720 --> 0:04:29.880 pocket and then understand you know, when you have a 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:32.040 two way go, when you can make a move, how 0:04:32.080 --> 0:04:33.680 you counter at the level, things like that. So there's 0:04:33.680 --> 0:04:36.480 a lot that goes into it. But definitely, you know, 0:04:37.120 --> 0:04:39.560 a guy like like Beaks up front, you know, doing 0:04:39.640 --> 0:04:43.120 what he's doing is great. You know, I'd beer miss 0:04:43.120 --> 0:04:45.440 if if you don't mention guys like Michael Pierce and 0:04:45.720 --> 0:04:51.440 and Brody and and Travis Jones and the other guys 0:04:51.480 --> 0:04:53.560 that are rushing inside because a lot of times those 0:04:53.600 --> 0:04:56.039 guys are taking the double teams and pushing the pocket 0:04:56.120 --> 0:04:57.880 and that allows you for other guys to have single 0:04:57.920 --> 0:05:00.440 blocks and that's what makes the whole thing go, as 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:02.600 well as matching the route, so the timing is right. 0:05:03.040 --> 0:05:04.800 So it's a team effort. It's all eleven really, but 0:05:05.000 --> 0:05:06.480 it's great to have a guy inside that can do 0:05:06.560 --> 0:05:09.000 what he's doing. Like a lot of the reports code 0:05:09.000 --> 0:05:10.480 out of the air is there that they're taking. 0:05:10.279 --> 0:05:11.360 Their time with Kyler Murray. 0:05:11.400 --> 0:05:14.000 But when you see the practice fully as it did yesterday, 0:05:14.080 --> 0:05:15.800 how did you approach that as a defensive point hit? 0:05:16.120 --> 0:05:18.440 Yeah, well, you got to be ready for it. You 0:05:18.520 --> 0:05:19.320 got to be ready for him. 0:05:19.320 --> 0:05:22.280 Obviously, there's no reps of him this year in this system, 0:05:22.360 --> 0:05:24.520 so you're you would try to marry you know, his 0:05:24.640 --> 0:05:26.320 skill set and what you've seen in the past with 0:05:26.400 --> 0:05:28.840 what they're trying to do. Not an easy task. You know, 0:05:28.880 --> 0:05:30.280 we'll see what happens throughout the rest of the week, 0:05:30.279 --> 0:05:32.000 but it's definitely something you have to be ready for 0:05:32.240 --> 0:05:33.600 if he if he is out there. 0:05:34.200 --> 0:05:36.559 Mike, I know you've been asked about Gino throughout the season, 0:05:36.680 --> 0:05:39.360 but when a player produces like that, you know, does 0:05:39.400 --> 0:05:40.840 that change what you're able to do with him or 0:05:40.839 --> 0:05:42.680 is it more of like a continuation of the plan 0:05:42.760 --> 0:05:45.200 you're trying to execute when he's putting up numbers. 0:05:46.000 --> 0:05:49.159 I think it's a continuation of the plan. To Gino's credit, 0:05:50.920 --> 0:05:53.000 I don't want to take what he's away from what 0:05:53.080 --> 0:05:55.240 he's doing. But the players are coming to him through 0:05:55.279 --> 0:05:58.560 the scheme and hit through his responsibility, and that's I'm 0:05:58.600 --> 0:06:01.440 commending him by executing at a high level. And it's 0:06:01.440 --> 0:06:03.240 like the ball finds energy you're you know, if you're 0:06:03.279 --> 0:06:05.599 doing things the right way all the time and playing 0:06:05.600 --> 0:06:07.880 with high energy, the ball will find you. And when 0:06:07.920 --> 0:06:09.200 it does, he's been able to make a play on 0:06:09.279 --> 0:06:10.840 the ball. So he's doing a great job, but we've 0:06:10.839 --> 0:06:11.560 got to keep it rolling. 0:06:11.880 --> 0:06:14.640 When you're looking at the Cardinals offense, how important will 0:06:14.760 --> 0:06:18.800 be to keep your former perceiver your Hollywood brown and 0:06:19.000 --> 0:06:20.000 get in front of it each other. 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:23.760 Yeah, he's a he's an explosive player, and he's someone 0:06:23.800 --> 0:06:27.240 you have to account for both in the vertical game 0:06:27.320 --> 0:06:29.560 and in the in the catch and run game. So 0:06:29.880 --> 0:06:31.839 you know, he's I wouldn't say unique in that matter, 0:06:31.880 --> 0:06:33.080 but there's not a lot of guys that have that 0:06:33.400 --> 0:06:34.520 that both of that skill set. 0:06:34.640 --> 0:06:38.279 So that's something that we definitely definitely have to account 0:06:38.279 --> 0:06:38.760 for for sure. 0:06:39.800 --> 0:06:41.240 How do you think he's Just the experience of see 0:06:41.360 --> 0:06:44.760 Lamar in practice every day prepares you guys. First team, 0:06:44.960 --> 0:06:48.000 whether it's Kyler or Dobbs and just the quarterback design 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:50.120 right threat that Arizona will probably present. 0:06:51.600 --> 0:06:53.200 H Yeah, that's a good question. I think. 0:06:53.760 --> 0:06:55.880 You know, when you're practicing the things throughout camp, he 0:06:56.000 --> 0:06:59.160 gives you a realistic look of if you could make 0:06:59.200 --> 0:06:59.720 the player or not. 0:06:59.839 --> 0:07:00.880 You know, you stay away from them more. 0:07:00.920 --> 0:07:02.600 Sometimes there's some plays where you're like, oh, we would 0:07:02.600 --> 0:07:05.360 have tackled them, you know, and you probably wouldn't have, 0:07:06.120 --> 0:07:08.040 but you can get onto the next play, so you know, 0:07:08.240 --> 0:07:09.320 I wouldn't overdo it much. 0:07:09.360 --> 0:07:12.320 But obviously, you know, having an elite. 0:07:12.080 --> 0:07:14.320 Quarterback like that that you're seeing every day really in 0:07:14.360 --> 0:07:17.840 any scheme, you know, Iron Sharpen's Iron in that manner, 0:07:18.960 --> 0:07:19.480 Like we've. 0:07:19.400 --> 0:07:23.160 Seen the versatility in your scheme talked about with inside 0:07:23.160 --> 0:07:25.200 linebackers and secondary as a hole as they played with 0:07:25.320 --> 0:07:28.920 top positions. Something on the film though, showed Michael Pierce 0:07:28.960 --> 0:07:31.600 and some defensive lineman dropping back into coverage as important. 0:07:31.680 --> 0:07:34.240 Just what did they show in that regard to be 0:07:34.280 --> 0:07:36.520 able to entrust them with such a play call and 0:07:36.640 --> 0:07:38.840 the other guys making the plays surrounding them. 0:07:40.360 --> 0:07:45.760 Yeah, I would just I mean, it's just we're blessed 0:07:45.760 --> 0:07:47.000 that we have a unit that. 0:07:49.760 --> 0:07:51.760 Plays together and you can do a lot of different 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:54.200 things where different guys are getting credit for stuff and 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:56.000 a lot there's a lot of heavy lifting going on 0:07:56.600 --> 0:07:58.640 where you're not necessarily making the play, but you're setting 0:07:58.680 --> 0:08:01.000 some of your teammate up for success us. And when 0:08:01.040 --> 0:08:03.080 you have eleven guys playing like that, you got a 0:08:03.120 --> 0:08:05.920 really good chance to be pretty good. And that's something 0:08:05.960 --> 0:08:08.000 that we're focusing on, something that we've harped on as 0:08:08.040 --> 0:08:11.120 a unit. Our coaches do a great job of, you know, 0:08:11.280 --> 0:08:13.120 just like pick games for example, like setting the other 0:08:13.200 --> 0:08:16.280 guy up, not being selfish and playing team football. 0:08:16.360 --> 0:08:18.040 And when you do that, you got a really good 0:08:18.120 --> 0:08:19.320 chance to win games. 0:08:20.040 --> 0:08:23.920 On a technique level, is there a name for like 0:08:24.080 --> 0:08:27.320 the kind of the player where you see Mike Pierce, 0:08:27.400 --> 0:08:30.120 you know, engage the center of the guard just long 0:08:30.200 --> 0:08:32.679 enough before dust back. I mean, what is there a 0:08:32.720 --> 0:08:34.560 name for that kind of rush or drop or whatever 0:08:34.600 --> 0:08:34.800 it is. 0:08:39.760 --> 0:08:42.360 We can talk probably on it, but you know there 0:08:42.520 --> 0:08:43.520 probably is a call for it. 0:08:43.640 --> 0:08:47.920 Yes, Like heard just a bunch of guys, especially in 0:08:48.000 --> 0:08:50.079 recent weeks, just saying how they really feel like the 0:08:50.559 --> 0:08:53.400 unit is gelling really well in recent weeks. 0:08:54.520 --> 0:08:57.240 From a defensive coordinator, like, how do you see that happening? 0:08:57.440 --> 0:08:59.360 Do you see that happening? How does that happen? And 0:08:59.600 --> 0:09:00.959 how does that really it? 0:09:02.080 --> 0:09:03.600 Well, it's great to hear that, you know, I didn't 0:09:03.600 --> 0:09:05.840 I didn't. Uh, I didn't catch that, but awesome to hear. 0:09:06.040 --> 0:09:11.000 And that's again, that's something that is goes unnoticed. We 0:09:11.080 --> 0:09:13.319 talked about, you know, in our meeting earlier in the week. 0:09:13.360 --> 0:09:15.800 It's it's about the little details that you don't necessarily 0:09:15.920 --> 0:09:19.199 see is what makes the difference. And camaraderie and and 0:09:19.280 --> 0:09:23.319 selflessness and effort and execution are things that don't aren't 0:09:23.360 --> 0:09:25.320 necessarily shown to the naked eye when you're when you're 0:09:25.360 --> 0:09:28.120 watching the tape. So to answer your question, that's those 0:09:28.120 --> 0:09:29.839 are the things that you see on a play in 0:09:29.920 --> 0:09:32.719 and play out basis is execution, guys doing the things 0:09:32.720 --> 0:09:36.520 their coach to do, playing really hard, having great energy 0:09:36.559 --> 0:09:39.199 in the meeting rooms, and focus and having taken in 0:09:39.240 --> 0:09:40.960 a day to day to day mentality, and those are 0:09:41.000 --> 0:09:43.400 the things as a coach you know you're striving for 0:09:43.480 --> 0:09:43.920 all the time. 0:09:43.960 --> 0:09:45.640 And we and we're chasing it still. 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:47.120 I mean we're not there by any means, but we're 0:09:47.520 --> 0:09:49.079 we're chasing it and you can feel it, you know, 0:09:49.120 --> 0:09:50.360 on a day to day basis, for sure. 0:09:50.559 --> 0:09:53.079 I think there are some thought that one one of 0:09:53.160 --> 0:09:56.599 the Humphrey came back, he could slide and slot and 0:09:56.720 --> 0:09:58.520 abw way to get Stevens, keep. 0:09:58.440 --> 0:10:01.240 Him out there and then maybe get dark be your Rocky. 0:10:01.000 --> 0:10:04.120 House scene or even Armer Davis. How is the way 0:10:04.280 --> 0:10:08.440 Arthur Molest played inside kind of solidified things for you guys, 0:10:08.480 --> 0:10:11.040 and maybe you know, change in what you do with 0:10:11.120 --> 0:10:12.240 the defensive backs there. 0:10:13.240 --> 0:10:15.760 Well, A lot a lot of the decisions we've made 0:10:15.760 --> 0:10:19.520 in the back is a functional one. Who's available and uh, 0:10:20.360 --> 0:10:23.280 and just just the the overall skill set that you're 0:10:23.280 --> 0:10:27.360 working with. But to your point about Arthur has been 0:10:27.400 --> 0:10:30.720 playing really good football for us and uh, and then 0:10:31.160 --> 0:10:33.280 that would that would drive some decisions on not having 0:10:33.320 --> 0:10:35.199 to shake things up per se, It's not out of 0:10:35.200 --> 0:10:36.640 the question moving forward. I mean, we have a lot 0:10:36.679 --> 0:10:38.439 of good guys back there that you know, we want 0:10:38.480 --> 0:10:40.680 to get on the field and then have deserved chances 0:10:40.720 --> 0:10:43.160 to be out there. So I think you'll see us 0:10:43.240 --> 0:10:45.720 mix it up, you know, over the next few weeks 0:10:45.720 --> 0:10:47.760 based on matchups and who's available and things like that. 0:10:49.120 --> 0:10:51.199 But definitely Marlin going to the slot isn't out of 0:10:51.240 --> 0:10:55.000 the question. And that's nothing against Arthur. He's obviously playing 0:10:55.000 --> 0:10:56.719 really good football. But you know, you're always looking for 0:10:56.800 --> 0:10:59.120 ways to get get your best guys out there based 0:10:59.160 --> 0:11:00.200 on based on the situa. 0:11:00.760 --> 0:11:02.880 Mike, what was your reaction to the news coming out 0:11:02.920 --> 0:11:03.640 of Michigan this week? 0:11:05.440 --> 0:11:09.200 You know, I appreciate the question. It's I've been here 0:11:09.240 --> 0:11:11.240 two years, you know, I'm a Raven now and obviously 0:11:11.480 --> 0:11:13.640 all our focus is really move is on the Cardinals 0:11:13.679 --> 0:11:15.120 this week, But appreciate the question. 0:11:17.920 --> 0:11:20.400 That was defensive coordinator Mike McDonald. We also talked with 0:11:20.960 --> 0:11:23.640 offensive coordinator Todd Munkin, who actually got the game ball 0:11:24.240 --> 0:11:26.000 on Sunday. That was a big moment for him as 0:11:26.040 --> 0:11:29.160 the Ravens completely dominated that game against the Lions. The 0:11:29.280 --> 0:11:31.760 offense had its best showing of the season. They scored 0:11:31.840 --> 0:11:36.520 touchdowns on their first four drives of the game. Monkin 0:11:36.600 --> 0:11:39.400 talked about that performance and how the Ravens built on 0:11:39.559 --> 0:11:41.439 that moving forward. 0:11:43.520 --> 0:11:46.920 And they showed the time inside a locker footage after 0:11:47.000 --> 0:11:50.080 the game looked like a pretty mean coul for you. 0:11:51.400 --> 0:11:55.280 Kind of talked about what was well, you know a 0:11:55.360 --> 0:11:58.319 lot of things frustration, you know, like I said, no, 0:11:58.480 --> 0:12:01.480 that's the way it should look. You know, I don't 0:12:01.480 --> 0:12:04.400 think you ever anticipate scoring touchdowns to your first four drives, 0:12:04.440 --> 0:12:07.640 but that's what you're paid to do. You're paid to 0:12:07.800 --> 0:12:11.959 put a product out there, maximize your players potential, and 0:12:12.480 --> 0:12:15.800 we did that. You know, it feels good and it 0:12:15.840 --> 0:12:17.640 feels like crap when it doesn't. I don't know how's 0:12:17.679 --> 0:12:19.199 to say it, you know, just the way it is. 0:12:19.800 --> 0:12:24.599 So from that part of it, you know, it was 0:12:25.440 --> 0:12:27.200 a chance to enjoy it, you know what I'm saying. 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:30.319 So no, the way to put it, you know what 0:12:30.320 --> 0:12:31.959 I'm saying. The end of the game, you play well enough, 0:12:32.040 --> 0:12:34.160 you hold up your out of the bargain. Guys play good, 0:12:35.440 --> 0:12:37.319 you know, you play like your cable playing. We really 0:12:37.360 --> 0:12:39.520 hadn't a game like that since the Bengals. We really 0:12:39.559 --> 0:12:41.560 had played like that against the Bengals, and we had 0:12:41.559 --> 0:12:45.559 had spots you know, here or there, you know, But 0:12:46.200 --> 0:12:48.679 now we're looking forward. We're through through week seven and 0:12:48.760 --> 0:12:51.000 now it's onto week eight and hopefully we can stack 0:12:51.080 --> 0:12:52.160 those type of games together. 0:12:53.600 --> 0:12:54.280 What it can be. 0:12:54.600 --> 0:12:56.240 Do you think that that can act as kind of 0:12:56.240 --> 0:12:58.600 a springboard to doing that more regularly. 0:12:58.880 --> 0:13:02.360 I hope. So, I mean, you know that's what you're 0:13:02.400 --> 0:13:04.959 looking for of what what does it look like in 0:13:05.040 --> 0:13:08.440 my opinion on Wednesday and then Thursday and then on Friday. 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:11.360 And how do you carry that over? That's not only 0:13:11.400 --> 0:13:14.600 in the practice field. That's up when you're game planning. 0:13:15.120 --> 0:13:18.680 That's when you're deciding what you're gonna do in any 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:21.400 down in distance, any part of the field, and then 0:13:22.080 --> 0:13:25.559 making sure that the players you detail it out exactly 0:13:25.640 --> 0:13:30.120 what you anticipate and what they can anticipate from play calls. 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:33.920 You know, sometimes just goes your way. Sometimes it doesn't. 0:13:34.280 --> 0:13:37.000 I wish it was that simple, but sometimes it just 0:13:37.080 --> 0:13:37.600 goes your way. 0:13:38.120 --> 0:13:42.000 Sorry for interrupting, But those those r FO designs specific 0:13:42.880 --> 0:13:45.800 to Lamar kind of running out like he has the 0:13:45.880 --> 0:13:49.880 design to run. How how specific was that to a 0:13:49.960 --> 0:13:53.040 quarterback like Lamar who has those unique talent. 0:13:54.120 --> 0:13:57.920 Some are, some aren't, some are part of you know, 0:13:57.960 --> 0:14:00.079 a read scheme with that built in. Just how and 0:14:00.200 --> 0:14:03.760 that that one play call forced him to keep it 0:14:04.440 --> 0:14:06.640 and then obviously defender squeeze to him and he spit 0:14:06.679 --> 0:14:08.480 the ball out. So again, we had a number of 0:14:08.520 --> 0:14:10.880 those in the plan and we've had those up. It 0:14:11.000 --> 0:14:13.880 just sometimes just didn't present themselves. You know, they were 0:14:13.960 --> 0:14:18.200 more chase mechanics. We've had games where they've been mess charge, 0:14:18.640 --> 0:14:21.440 we've had games where they've served, So even though some 0:14:21.560 --> 0:14:23.200 of the calls might have been up, we just didn't 0:14:23.240 --> 0:14:23.960 get the same look. 0:14:24.400 --> 0:14:28.360 Do you feel like Lamar has a particular special ability 0:14:28.440 --> 0:14:30.720 to to get the ball where it needs to go 0:14:30.880 --> 0:14:33.920 while he's on sort of while he's running, or while 0:14:33.920 --> 0:14:35.800 he's making it look like he's about to run, or 0:14:36.440 --> 0:14:39.600 just on nonstandard kind of foot. 0:14:41.280 --> 0:14:43.400 For sure, you guys have seen it. I mean his 0:14:43.520 --> 0:14:46.960 off platform arm angles, ability to get the ball in 0:14:47.080 --> 0:14:51.160 space and see the field is unique. And he's done 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:54.560 a great job, really has and you know we're just 0:14:54.680 --> 0:14:57.000 we're just getting started. We really are, you know, really 0:14:57.080 --> 0:14:59.280 just getting started, and we just got to build from here. 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.760 A thousand lines obviously very good in past protection and 0:15:03.560 --> 0:15:06.560 also the luxury of having Patrick Card we left tackle 0:15:06.680 --> 0:15:09.320 essentially and block might that what kind of lectury and 0:15:09.440 --> 0:15:11.560 how the creators that allowed you and you. 0:15:11.520 --> 0:15:13.880 Can move forwardy to two up like that. I thought 0:15:13.920 --> 0:15:16.040 the whole line did a great job in protection. Obviously 0:15:16.160 --> 0:15:18.640 we use patent a number of ways. He's got a 0:15:18.760 --> 0:15:21.160 unique skill set, so we use him in pass pro, 0:15:21.280 --> 0:15:25.160 we use him in protection and sometimes if the man 0:15:25.240 --> 0:15:27.880 that the defender that had him in mayon added. So 0:15:28.000 --> 0:15:29.720 you don't count on a forty yard game to pat 0:15:29.760 --> 0:15:32.360 Ricard on a checkdown, but you'll take it. 0:15:33.960 --> 0:15:36.000 You seemed like the earlier one a lot of pre 0:15:36.200 --> 0:15:40.120 snap movement, multiple prestat movement. Was that were you looking 0:15:40.160 --> 0:15:42.200 for something specific or was it just. 0:15:42.520 --> 0:15:44.200 Kind of just you know, part of what you're doing. 0:15:44.400 --> 0:15:46.160 We've had some of the pre stat movement, and we 0:15:46.240 --> 0:15:49.080 had a little bit more on third downs this past week, 0:15:50.240 --> 0:15:52.720 but we've had it, maybe not as many you know, 0:15:52.800 --> 0:15:56.680 our pos in the past. You know, the way this 0:15:56.800 --> 0:15:59.520 defense played kind of presented that to us a little 0:15:59.520 --> 0:15:59.800 bit more. 0:16:01.680 --> 0:16:04.040 This is there other than other than the end result? 0:16:04.200 --> 0:16:06.920 Is there a common denominator is some of the best point. 0:16:06.920 --> 0:16:10.000 I guess issues between Justice of Lamar have sort of 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:12.200 reared with some of the fumbles on these changes. 0:16:14.480 --> 0:16:18.800 You know, obviously we've got to get it fixed. That 0:16:18.960 --> 0:16:21.520 one in particular was different than the one you know 0:16:21.640 --> 0:16:24.440 in Cleveland, which was a miscommunication in terms of the play. 0:16:24.840 --> 0:16:27.280 But obviously it doesn't matter who the back is. I mean, 0:16:27.760 --> 0:16:31.400 when you have some QB driven runs with Lamar's ability 0:16:31.520 --> 0:16:33.560 to pull it and get on the perimeter. You have 0:16:33.680 --> 0:16:36.480 to be elked at that part of the game. If 0:16:36.520 --> 0:16:39.600 you're under center and you're really not QB driven, that 0:16:39.760 --> 0:16:42.200 isn't a factor. There isn't the read part of it. 0:16:42.320 --> 0:16:45.960 That element comes into play with the athletic quarterbacks, the 0:16:46.040 --> 0:16:49.120 guys that can attack the perimeter, and we have to 0:16:49.120 --> 0:16:51.160 be lead at no matter who that is, whether it's 0:16:51.160 --> 0:16:53.280 a receiver coming in motion, its one of our running backs. 0:16:53.600 --> 0:16:55.120 We have to be because you don't want to get 0:16:55.160 --> 0:16:57.240 to the point because you can't take that out of 0:16:57.280 --> 0:16:59.000 your plan. It's a big part of what you do. 0:17:00.200 --> 0:17:01.800 Like you said, sometimes it just works out. 0:17:01.920 --> 0:17:05.240 But just from your perspective, I think everybody's wondering why 0:17:05.320 --> 0:17:07.399 it came together the way it did on Sunday, right, 0:17:07.480 --> 0:17:09.520 Why did it all come together and look so good 0:17:09.600 --> 0:17:11.160 and work out so well? 0:17:11.400 --> 0:17:15.760 From your perspective, why, Well, if you asked our team, 0:17:16.160 --> 0:17:20.240 I thought last Wednesday was our best practice. Again, I 0:17:20.320 --> 0:17:23.040 thought over the last few weeks we practiced well. Didn't 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:26.399 play as well against Pittsburgh, obviously played better against Tennessee, 0:17:26.520 --> 0:17:28.280 just didn't finish in the red zone. And I think 0:17:28.359 --> 0:17:30.680 they had started to see that, had started to see 0:17:30.760 --> 0:17:32.760 that the things we were doing, and I think last 0:17:32.800 --> 0:17:35.639 Wednesday Thursday were a couple of our best practices. That 0:17:35.800 --> 0:17:38.119 doesn't always mean that it's going to carry over, but 0:17:38.240 --> 0:17:40.800 I thought those guys saw that the energy level was great. 0:17:41.080 --> 0:17:43.800 Thought they started feeling better about the things that we 0:17:43.880 --> 0:17:46.040 were doing, and it just carried over to Saturday, and 0:17:46.200 --> 0:17:50.359 we made plays at critical times. You know, even when 0:17:50.400 --> 0:17:53.160 we didn't get one of the third downs, we came 0:17:53.240 --> 0:17:54.680 right back and got it on the second one we 0:17:54.720 --> 0:17:57.840 had offsetting penalties and got the next one on a 0:17:57.880 --> 0:18:00.400 third and eleven. We hit Zay on a deep out 0:18:00.480 --> 0:18:03.400 route that converted and kept a drive going. So even 0:18:03.520 --> 0:18:06.159 when we didn't have a number of third downs in 0:18:06.200 --> 0:18:08.600 that game, but when we needed third downs we converted 0:18:08.680 --> 0:18:11.359 early in the game. That kept drives going. So sometimes 0:18:11.680 --> 0:18:14.040 you have to make a play when you get to 0:18:14.119 --> 0:18:16.439 the third downs and you're not being explosive to convert, 0:18:16.760 --> 0:18:19.720